Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call (AP) AP - Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks across the Internet.
Hiring surges in January; jobless rate at 8.3 pct. (AP) AP - In a long-awaited surge of hiring, companies added 243,000 jobs in January — across the economy, up and down the pay scale and far more than just about anyone expected. Unemployment fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years.
No charges against Armstrong (AP) AP - The case against Lance Armstrong is closed. His legacy as a seven-time Tour de France champion endures.
Merged Glencore, Xstrata would take aim at iron ore (Reuters) Reuters - An $80 billion marriage of commodities trader Glencore and miner Xstrata could lead to a new round of takeovers in iron ore, creating a goliath eager to muscle its way onto one of mining's richest and most closely guarded sectors.
Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing (AP) AP - To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see.
Woman accused of stalking Yankees general manager (Reuters) Reuters - A British woman stalked and harassed New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman, convincing him to pay her $6,000 after what her lawyers called an inappropriate relationship, prosecutors and others familiar with the case said on Friday.
UConn's Calhoun taking indefinite medical leave (AP) AP - University of Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun, who missed three games earlier this season because of NCAA sanctions, is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence because of back problems.
Spencer Levin takes Phoenix Open lead (AP) AP - Spencer Levin holed out from a greenside bunker for eagle on the par-4 17th and shot an 8-under 63 on Friday to take a three-stroke lead in the suspended second round of the Phoenix Open.
Heat use late run to top 76ers 99-79 (AP) AP - Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, and LeBron James had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Miami Heat to a 99-79 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.
